Brook Adams writes and plays his own songs influenced by pop, rock and soul. He plays the first Friday of every month at Territorial Wines in Eugene. El Borko Duo is Brook on guitar and Jon Neher on dobro. They sing and play classic instrumentals with a 60s vibe which you might call "surf & western". When El Borko plays ukulele in the car, it's better if someone else drives.
Jul 5 2020
My band was finally gonna play last Friday. We had worked out some details about social distance and expectations. Then as the week went by and the coronavirus infection levels began to explode, we had to call it off. Disappointment…
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Jun 5 2020
I saw a band called White Witch in a bar in New Orleans in the 70s (yes, I was under age). They had a smoke machine, a light-show, props, and costume changes. The show was totally choreographed and it was…
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May 19 2020
Your phone rings, it's a local area code, so you answer it. Oh bummer, it's some jerk trying to rip you off, sometimes it's not even a human. Yeah, you could get mad and hang up, but why not have…
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May 8 2020
I love this. I hate that. Really? Is it necessary to exaggerate? If everything is huge or outrageous or unprecedented, then how will we express things that are truly out of the ordinary? Florid language is the enemy of clear…
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Apr 30 2020
One time after a gig we sat in the bass player's van and smoked some weed. I was a big stoner in my younger days, but over time I kinda lost interest, so I was unprepared for how strong it…
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Apr 23 2020
Outsider art and primitive art share a common trait, they are made with limited resources. These limits may be raw materials, knowledge, or adverse conditions. In spite of these obstacles, these works of art have a spontaneous energy and immediate…
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Apr 16 2020
The story of a gig gone oh-so-very-wrong.
Back in nineteen-eighty-one… or two, I lived in a tourist town in Colorado. I was trying to get some kind of band together. At the time the band was me, my girlfriend and…
Read moreSurf, Sixties Pop, and Retro-Originals
El Borko Duo... This Month! ...is Brook Adams and Rob Tobias... Two singer songwriters on guitar and piano playing ROCK and SURF and other stuff they made up. They harmonize and play nice together.
The El Borko Duo Brook Adams and Jon Neher play surf & western
I will play guitar and sing on Saturday July 11
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5th Street Public Market (upstairs terrace), 296 E 5th Ave, Eugene
Grassroots to the Blues – Fifth Street Public Market – Special Edition Music from Rob Tobias and Brook Adams from 4:30-6:30 pm. This is a benefit for the Healthy Moves organization. There is a raffle and you can also contribute. Due to school budget cuts, many physical education positions have been eliminated. Healthy Moves trainers work with students and their classroom teachers to demonstrate fitness activities
If you've been missing live music, here ya go! Territorial is re-opening the week of June 12. It's an experimental scene with the social distancing and all... I will play solo guitar, ukulele, and sing a bit from 6:00 to 9:00 PM outside on the patio. Now we can answer the question... "Can you drink wine with a straw?"
The Miller Brothers Band plays the 60s, 70s, and 80s and everyone dances. Well, Lisa re-opens the tasting room next week. So not this time but next time. Don't know what that will look like, but I will be playing solo there on June 12.
This is our regular First Friday gig... Due to the worldwide virus, we won't be able to do it. We plan to rock as soon as possible. Whenever that is...
Will we be there? Will anyone? Maybe everything is gonna be closed for awhile. Take care of yourselves and we'll rock again when it's safe to come out.
The Miller Brothers play at Territorial.
Come dance with the Miller Brothers band! Brook Adams on guitar, Tim Miller on bass, Jeff Alberts on drums, and Rafael Trujillo on congas. We all sing and have a fun time.
Oakshire Brewing, 207 Madison St, Eugene, OR
Maya Reddy Scholarship Blood Drive For every beer purchased at Oakshire Brewing on Dec. 30 $1 will be donated to Bloodworks NW The Bloodmobile will be there from 2:00 to 8:00 PM So give blood, drink beer, dig the music and help a good cause.
Free Admission
Eugene Holiday Market, Lane County Events Center, Eugene, OR
The Miller Brothers play favorite songs you forgot you knew on the Holiday Market Stage.
free
Eugene Holiday Market, Lane Events Center, Eugene
Eugene Holiday Market, Lane Events Center, Eugene, Oregon
Playing acoustic surf music and other oddities in the holiday hall (that's the little side room where you can escape the noisy crowd in the main hall)...
With Rob Tobias at Essig Field
Every home game at Autzen, there is a party across the street at Essig Field.
There's food, drinks and live music. That would be the Rob Tobias band.
I'll be playing with these guys doing classic pop from the dawn of time.
Territorial Vineyards, 3rd & Adams, Eugene, OR
Come hear Eugene's best power trio
free
Territorial Vineyards, 3rd & Adams, Eugene, OR
Dad Rock and atavistic funkery with Brook and the Miller Bros.
free
Albuquerque Ukekopelli Festival, Albuquerque Marriott 2101 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eugene Saturday Market, downtown park blocks, Eugene, OR
Swingin' Marmalukeys play SURF! Yes... I said surf...
free